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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 21855Drugs offence

Man detained after €2.4m cocaine seized at Rosslare Europort

On 18 March 2023, Revenue officers stopped and searched a Latvian-registered freight unit that had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France, at Rosslare Europort in Co Wexford. Using a mobile X-ray scanner and detector dog Jasper, they found 34kg of cocaine worth an estimated €2.4 million in the overhead area of the cab. A man in his 30s, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was arrested at the scene by gardaí. He is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda station in the eastern region, and investigations are ongoing.

  1. Reported20 Mar
  2. Arrested18 Mar
    3 reports
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • 34kg of cocaine with an estimated street value of €2.4 million was seized.
  • The drugs were found in the overhead area of the cab of a Latvian-registered freight unit.
Where
  • The seizure took place at Rosslare Europort in Co Wexford.
  • The vehicle had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France.
When
The seizure occurred on 18 March 2023.
Investigation
  • Revenue officers stopped and searched the vehicle using a mobile X-ray scanner and detector dog Jasper.
  • A man in his 30s, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was arrested at the scene by gardaí.
  • Investigations are ongoing.
Charges
He is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
Other details
He is held at a Garda station in the eastern region.
22 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatCocaine worth an estimated €2.4 million was seized at Rosslare Europort on 18 March 2023 (garda.ie)
  • whatRevenue officers stopped and searched a vehicle that had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France (garda.ie)
  • whatThe man was the sole occupant of the vehicle (garda.ie)
  • whatCocaine worth €2.4 million was seized at Rosslare Europort in Co Wexford. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe seized cocaine weighed 34kg. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe vehicle was a Latvian-registered freight unit. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe arrested man was the sole occupant of the vehicle. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatCocaine with an estimated street value of €2.4 million was seized at Rosslare Europort. (rte.ie)
  • whatA man in his 30s was the sole occupant of the vehicle. (rte.ie)
  • whatA drugs bust worth €2.4 million was made. (extra.ie)
  • whereThe vehicle had disembarked from a ferry from Cherbourg, France. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe drugs were found in the overhead area of the cab. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereHe is detained at a Garda station in the eastern region. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe arrest was made following an operation conducted by Revenue Customs Service personnel (garda.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing (garda.ie, rte.ie)
  • investigationThe man was arrested by gardaí at the scene. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationRevenue officers stopped and searched a vehicle that had arrived on a ferry from Cherbourg, France. (rte.ie)
  • investigationThe man was arrested at the scene by gardaí. (rte.ie)
  • investigationHe is currently detained at a garda station in the eastern region. (rte.ie)
  • chargeHe is being detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drugs Trafficking Act, 1996. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda Station in the Eastern region (garda.ie)
  • otherA sniffer dog named Jasper was involved in the bust. (extra.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 20 Mar2023
    Reportedextra.ie, its first report
    Heroic Sniffer Dog Jasper Leads €2.4Million Drugs Bust

    Article body is empty (website template code only); all information is drawn from the headline.

  2. 19 Mar2023
    Arrestedrte.ie, its first report
    Man arrested after drugs worth €2.4m seized in Rosslare

    Initial report of the arrest and seizure of €2.4m worth of cocaine at Rosslare Europort.

    suspect, 30s, male
  3. 19 Mar2023
    Arrestedirishtimes.com, its first report
    Cocaine worth €2.4m seized and man arrested at Rosslare port

    First report of the seizure and arrest. Details the method of discovery (X-ray scanner and detector dog), the origin of the vehicle (ferry from Cherbourg), and the detention under the Drug Trafficking Act.

    suspect, 30s, male
  4. 18 Mar2023
    Arrestedgarda.ie, first report
    Man Arrested - €2.4m Cocaine Seized - Rosslare, Co.Wexford - 18th March 2023

    Confirms the man was the sole occupant of the vehicle, that the operation was conducted by Revenue Customs Service personnel, and that he is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda Station in the Eastern region.

    suspect, 30s, male